Arkansas Paul
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I don't stockpike it, but I have a few thousand hulls, 4 MEC JRs and I cast. I need to get a buckshot mold so I'll be set for that.
Buckshot, do you stockpile?
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wow, finding that most people don't keep that much buckshot on hand actually surprises me. My goal is about a thousand rounds of buckshot stashed away and about as many slugs. Not for any kind of SHTF or anything like that, just because I have noticed over the years that prices have gone up and up on buckshot and slugs. So when I get older I can show my kids that at time, ammo was somewhat affordable.
p.s. I also practice A LOT with buckshot and slugs. Probably around 75 to 100 rounds a month of buck and slug go down range and also around 500 rounds of birdshot. (I realize to some that is not that much). I am darn good with my shotgun too if I do say so myself.
p.s. I also practice A LOT with buckshot and slugs. Probably around 75 to 100 rounds a month of buck and slug go down range and also around 500 rounds of birdshot. (I realize to some that is not that much). I am darn good with my shotgun too if I do say so myself.
Agreed. I consider myself a total slacker, only have 2-300 rounds of buckshot around at any given time. But some folks only keeping a box or two and never practicing? I have made a comment in another thread about people not practicing with their shotguns, but I still don't understand it.
Is it because people assume there is a more leeway with a shotgun due to spread of shot, so they don't have to maintain accuracy? or because a pump gun is so inherently simple reliable that they feel they don't need to practice to maintain proficiency?
Not quite sure what to make of it.
HoosierQ
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That's just funny right there. And familiar.
My dad had an M1 Carbine knock off. The man owned exactly 6 rounds of .30 carbine! Which turned out to be more than he needed because I counted them when I inherited it and, yep, 6 rounds still in his 30 round magazine. As it turned out, he planned that out pretty good, inventory-wise.
I have maybe 200 rounds. I think maybe people don't stock up because they don't use it much. You don't shoot skeet or trap with buckshot and I don't know if there are any states anymore where you can shoot bucks with buckshot in this day and age...maybe someplace. They're not much good for short range varmint control when #4 or #5 bird is just as good for bigger varmints like raccoons and whatnot.
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Learned to love my 1961 vintage 870 riot gun and 12 gauge buck many moons ago. What's not to like about 9. 32 caliber pellets totaling more than an ounce of lead at 1200 fps,and that have a pie plate pattern at 20 yards?
Generally keep a hundred or so around at any given time.
Generally keep a hundred or so around at any given time.
My idea of stockpiling buckshot is to keep a box or two when I finally get the pump I ordered last December. Excepted for .22 LR, I do not keep much of any ammo. A box or two, usually. Even for the little rimfire, it is less than 3000 rounds. I just buy another brick when the stock gets low. Availability is not a problem up here. Stockpiling might be one in the eyes of the control freaks who make our gun control laws: people are so anti-gun here that the lady at Wallyworld refused to sell me a second brick last time I asked. She said 555 rounds was enough and I should go back when I would have shot them all. Gives you an idea of guns popularity in my neighbourhood...
That surprised me also. I don't shoot shotgun and just have one around for HD or SHTF whichever comes first.
While I have 10s of thousands of rifle & pistol rounds never saw the need to stock up on shotgun rounds only have about 175 rounds of buckshot and slugs. Guess it's time to go shopping.
Jim
@ 150 rounds of 12ga 3" #1 buck 24 pellet Winchester
@ 50 rounds of 12ga 3" 385gr sabot HP
Plus a banker box of Miscellaneous 12ga
A single round of the #1 buck into a telephone book convinced me that this is my goto HD shotgun round.
The sabot delivers excellent accuracy out to 100 yards from my Saiga-12.
I am slowly stocking piling for my shotgun now.
@ 50 rounds of 12ga 3" 385gr sabot HP
Plus a banker box of Miscellaneous 12ga
A single round of the #1 buck into a telephone book convinced me that this is my goto HD shotgun round.
The sabot delivers excellent accuracy out to 100 yards from my Saiga-12.
I am slowly stocking piling for my shotgun now.
M1GarandDeerHunter
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I burned alot of mine up cause it was getting old 
Still have about 500 buck mostly 00 some 4s about 400 slugs and several thousand birdshot. Buck is pure death on vermin, not legal for deer here. Love brenneke slugs. Those things are hard as a rock and penitrate like a hot knife through butter.
Still have about 500 buck mostly 00 some 4s about 400 slugs and several thousand birdshot. Buck is pure death on vermin, not legal for deer here. Love brenneke slugs. Those things are hard as a rock and penitrate like a hot knife through butter.USAF_Vet
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I guess a couple reasons why most people don't horde and stockpile shotgun shells are
1) they were generally pretty easy to find, even during the height of the panic
2) they weigh a lot, and take up a lot of space
For the most part, I don't stockpile shotgun shells because I've always been able to get them, and with limited storage space, would rather use that real estate for ammo that is more difficult to find during a shortage. I expect another shortage in 2015 and 2017, depending on how the elections turn out.
But, with that in mind, I'll probably start stock piling more.
1) they were generally pretty easy to find, even during the height of the panic
2) they weigh a lot, and take up a lot of space
For the most part, I don't stockpile shotgun shells because I've always been able to get them, and with limited storage space, would rather use that real estate for ammo that is more difficult to find during a shortage. I expect another shortage in 2015 and 2017, depending on how the elections turn out.
But, with that in mind, I'll probably start stock piling more.
Sav .250
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No.............have no reason too.
rbernie
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If you intend only to use what you have to repel boarders and shoot birdshot regularly (or don't shoot shotgun much at all), then six shells is probably enough.
I am a proponent of getting out every so often and blowing the cobwebs off of my defensive shooting skills (which includes verifying patterning), so having a few cases of my chosen buck shells sitting around makes more sense than trying to buy whatever I can find at the last minute.
I am a proponent of getting out every so often and blowing the cobwebs off of my defensive shooting skills (which includes verifying patterning), so having a few cases of my chosen buck shells sitting around makes more sense than trying to buy whatever I can find at the last minute.
KevininPa
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My "bump-in-the-night" gun is whatever my carry gun is at the time. My back-up is my wife with her Security Six. The back-up gun is a Saiga .410 Kushnapup with three ten rounders at the ready with Winchester buckshot rounds in 'em. I keep enough .410 buck handy to reload those again and buy some for practice from time to time.
The coffee can of 12g bug is a leftover from my 'security" Maverick 88 that I gave to my stepson. I keep it for the coach gun at camp. Since most of my shotgun shooting is playing around with my doubles, I have more fun with 7.5 & 8 than buck. Informal clay busting and such. Usually have 2-4 hundred of those with a smattering of #4,6 and such for pest control. After reading a lot of these posts, I'm guessing more than a few of us are like this.
After reading my post, I thought I'd mention that I do practice with my Kushnapup. Heck, it's my only tacky-cool toy with a laser and light! And a really fun firearm to shoot. Just only waste so much buck with it though.
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USSR
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No need to stockpile buckshot rounds;I can make them anytime I want.
Don
Don
Deltaboy1984
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I am going to stock up I got less than 30 rounds as of right now.
Gottahaveone
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Stockpile it? No. I do however, keep a decent supply on hand. Got about 350 slugs and 650 buck and probably another 1000 birdshot of various sizes. It's not getting any cheaper, and I hate to have to rely on wallyworld when I want to go make some noise......
amd6547
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I enjoy shooting 00 and #4 buck, and I keep a 50cal can full plus some more in various pouches.
When I shoot some up, I buy some more.
When I shoot some up, I buy some more.
Back when the ammo shortage was at its worst, I started buying shotgun shells in dribs and drabs. When all the other types of ammo were non-existant on the shelves there were still shotgun shells in the stores. However, most of the shells I bought were birdshot because there was no buckshot to be found. Better to defend yourself with birdshot than nothing at all! I suppose I have 1500 rounds of various kinds.
115grfmj
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Here in NJ we are shotgun only for deer, and tons of guys use buck shot only. Actually you can only legally use slugs if your SG is aquipped with rifle sights. As a result a lot of guys who take to the woods with their bird guns or doubles, for deer, are required to use buck. Frankly I have in the past....and it works quite well with in it's limits. For me that's 40 yards (Winchester buffered 3" copper plated, pattern master choke, lengthened forcing cone, prints 100% pattern in 20" circle) DRT.
As far as stockpiling who the heck has the money to do that anymore
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